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lapa321:
For they guys that use computers all day (Especially the office guys)

Is it really bad to wash your hands after using your computer? People keep saying that you'll get spasms or vericose veins if you do. But wouldn't you naturally get large veins from using the computer constantly anyway? Everyone i know in IT has it. People take showers after heavy work all the time and they don't have qualms about doing it, so why exactly is it bad for your arms ???

Same with the eyes, looking at the computer for extended periods would apparently make you go blind? I can personally debunk this tho, because the last time i was to an Optometrists was in elementary, and the next time i went back was after college. I've been using the same glasses and it finally got too scratched, so i went back for another pair. And according to my records, after ten years of reading in the dark, staring at the monitor for hours in bad light, etc. My eyes were almost EXACTLY the same as they were when i was in elementary. This is personal experience tho so may not apply to all. I'd like to know how it's supposed to biologically effect you.

These are things that people keep telling me over and over but no one actually has an explanation on why. ???


PS: The new glasses are slim ones, i pretty much lost my peripheral vision :-\

nstgc:
One exception does not break a trend. Also, there is more to "going blind" than having thicker or thiner glasses. That has to do with the shape of the eye (I think). It can cause eye strain, thats obvious. Looking at a light source is not pleasant, and having your eyes focus on something close strains the muscles.

As for washing your hands, that sounds weird.

kureshii:
They're called myths for a reason.

I can comfortably look at a computer screen longer than many people can read a printed book. Medical explanation, anyone?
(Now now, I love me some old-fashioned paper printouts as well, I just tend to look at computer screens far more often though.)

GoGeTa006:

--- Quote from: kureshii on May 27, 2010, 03:05:20 AM ---They're called myths for a reason.

I can comfortably look at a computer screen longer than many people can read a printed book. Medical explanation, anyone?
(Now now, I love me some old-fashioned paper printouts as well, I just tend to look at computer screens far more often though.)

--- End quote ---

Been there, Although I lost my touch. . .back in the days (highschool. . .no studying) and WoW had just came out . . .hell I was spending at least 5 hours a day in wow in weekdays and around 10 on weekends (per day) . . .I didnt feel tired at all. . .
now Im on vacations, and after playing HoN for like 4 hours i have to go outside or something. . .my eyes get tired.

and that washing your hands thing. . .i know where it comes from (cold water on your hot fingers that have been working out all day typing) and its supposed to be bad for the bones. . .but pfft thats just weird

and my keyboard (if you flip it) says "some experts believe that the use of any keyboard can cause serious injury"

Mcgreag:
Considering how keyboard are more or less bacteria farms I would think the advantages of washing your hands would easily cancel out and disadvantages. If it's cold water that's the problem just wait for the water to become warm maybe?

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